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Stoughton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stoughton took in $41.5 million and spent $37.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes27%Fines and other7.1%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Stoughton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$10.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$236 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$23.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$15.5 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$851 thousand
  • Other service charges$814 thousand
  • Road charges$804 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$779 thousand
  • Housing$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$496 thousand

State tax money6.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.8%$2.8 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$642 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Running the government and other costs8.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

51%

of Stoughton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$19.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.7 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$820 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$542 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$660 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$403 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$918 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$877 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$325 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$670 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$670 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stoughton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Stoughton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.